Child Psychiatrist Autism and Developmental Medicine

  JOB TITLE: Child Psychiatrist Autism and Developmental Medicine

LOCATION: SUSQ IMAG/AUTISM DEV MED INST

DEPARTMENT: ADMI

WORK SCHEDULE: Days

WORK TYPE: Full Time

HIRING MANAGER: Thomas Challman

 

Geisinger is seeking talented and motivated Child Psychiatrist to join a growing multidisciplinary clinical and research team at Geisinger’s Autism & Developmental Medicine

Institute (ADMI) in beautiful Lewisburg, PA, Wilkes Barre/Scranton and other sites in central Pennsylvania.

 

Geisinger fosters a training environment with strong academic ties to nearby Bucknell University and our medical school, Geisinger Commonwealth Medical College. ADMI’s vision is to expand and integrate clinical services, research, education, and family support for children and adolescents with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

 

At ADMI, child psychiatrist:

• provide clinical care, including diagnostics and medication management, as part of a dynamic,

multidisciplinary developmental medicine, psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, and genomics team

• work within a busy, stimulating clinical and research environment serving individuals with diverse neurodevelopmental challenges

• develop clinical expertise and research interests through specialty clinics for fragile X, Smith-Magenis, 22q11.2 deletion, and other genetic syndromes

• enjoy protected time to pursue research projects and clinical trials related to developmental brain disorders

• teach residents, medical students, and trainees in allied disciplines through established affiliations between Geisinger and regional academic institutions (Bucknell University and Geisinger Commonwealth Medical College)

• are respected and supported colleagues within Geisinger’s nationally-recognized and growing Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute

 

About Geisinger

 

Geisinger fosters an atmosphere of clinical excellence while offering the best of life in small-town America – good schools, safe neighborhoods with affordable housing and a wealth of cultural and recreational activities. The surrounding natural beauty provides opportunities for fishing, skiing, canoeing, hiking and mountain biking. Urban life is easily accessible, with New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia or Washington DC just an afternoon’s drive away.

 

Discover for yourself why Geisinger has been nationally recognized as a visionary model of integrated healthcare.

 

For more information, visit GeisingerADMI.org or contact: ADMI Medical Director, Thomas Challman, MD, c/o Grace Lowry at 570-701-7339 or gblowry@geisinger.edu

World Class Health Care in the Heart of Pennsylvania

 

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

 

ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family.

 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

 

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.  We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

*Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit.